Perl
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Perl skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Perl over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 348 | 294 | 452 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -54 | +158 | -91 |
| Contract jobs citing Perl | 248 | 539 | 462 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.57% | 0.91% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.94% | 2.61% | 1.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 147 | 321 | 306 |
| 10th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £377 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £500 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +9.52% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £783 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £515 | £537 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.14% | +7.45% | +20.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 15 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £49.35 | £43.18 | £41.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.00 | £51.25 | £42.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.50 | £57.50 | £49.54 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.43% | +16.07% | +8.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.00 | £71.63 | £51.45 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.05 | £74.50 | £53.58 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £57.50 | £57.50 | £49.87 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +15.30% | +9.01% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Perl is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,769 | 20,649 | 32,224 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.59% | 34.91% | 36.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,080 | 14,885 | 23,465 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £394 | £384 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £454 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +2.46% | +14.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 487 | 467 | 511 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.70 | £26.20 | £19.91 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.60 | £60.55 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.73% | +21.10% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.50 | £77.40 | £69.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £61.84 | £49.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.07% | +24.30% | +17.75% |
Perl
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Perl as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Perl
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Perl.
Perl
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Perl over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
Perl
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Perl.
Perl
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Perl over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
Perl
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Perl within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -68 | 173 | £550 | -8.33% | 82 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 118 | £515 | -4.14% | 61 |
| Work from Home | +47 | 117 | £550 | - | 38 |
| London | -51 | 107 | £600 | - | 24 |
| Scotland | +15 | 57 | £550 | +4.76% | 4 |
| South East | +20 | 24 | £525 | -4.55% | 12 |
| North of England | +19 | 23 | £514 | -18.93% | 12 |
| North West | +16 | 17 | £515 | -20.31% | 8 |
| Midlands | +30 | 9 | £359 | -4.20% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +28 | 6 | £356 | -25.83% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 6 | £445 | -31.54% | 3 |
| South West | +25 | 5 | £463 | -35.09% | 20 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 3 | £494 | +31.67% | 1 |
Perl
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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